Knowledge and Attitude toward Smoke-Free Legislation and Second-Hand Smoking Exposure among Workers in Indoor Bars, Beer Parlors and Discotheques in Osun State of Nigeria

摘要

Background: One of the requirements of the Osun State smoke-free legislation is to ensure smoke-free enclosed udand partially enclosed workplaces. This survey was conducted to assess the knowledge and attitude of workers udin indoor bars, beer parlors and discotheques to smoke-free legislation in general and the Osun State smoke-free udlaw in particular. udMethods:A convenience sampling of 36 hospitality centers was conducted. Interviewer-administered udquestionnaires were used to elicit responses about the objectives from non-smoking workers. The questionnaires udhad sections on knowledge of the Osun State smoke-free law, attitude toward the law and smoke-free legislation in udgeneral and exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke by the workers. Questions were also asked about the secondhand tobacco smoking status of these workers. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 15.0. udResults:We had 154 participants recruited into the study. There were 75 males (48.0%) and 79 females (52.0%). udOn the overall, respondents had a good knowledge of the effects of second-hand smoke on health (70.2%) with ud75.0% of them being aware of the general smoke-free law and 67.3% being aware of the Osun State smoke-free udlaw although none of them had ever seen a copy of the law. A high proportion (60.0%) was in support of the udOsun smoke-free law although all of them think that the implementation of the law could reduce patronage and udjeopardize their income. Attitude toward second-hand smoking was generally positive with 72.0% of them having udno tolerance for second-hand tobacco smoke in their homes. Most participants (95.5%) had been exposed to udtobacco smoke in the workplace within the past week. udConclusion:Despite the high level of awareness of the respondents about the dangers of second hand smoke and udtheir positive attitude to smoke-free laws, nearly all were constantly being exposed to second hand smoke at work. udThis calls for policy level interventions to improve the implementation of the smoke-free law.